Plans to convert a disused Methodist chapel near Masham into a house have been approved.
The Old Chapel at Breary Banks, Healey, was built in 1911 for workers building reservoirs that served people in Leeds. Breary Banks was later used as a prisoner of war camp during the First World War.
The slate roof chapel is not a listed building but is considered to be a non-designated heritage asset located within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The proposal, submitted by Fred Collin Architect on behalf of Clementine Isabella Godwin, will see the historic chapel converted into a one-bedroom house.
Harrogate Borough Council has approved the application.
Documents submitted to the authority said:
“The proposal is to convert the redundant former chapel into a single dwelling unit. This will be open plan and the sleeping area will be on an upper mezzanine level.”
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Masham Parish Council supported the application.
Breary Banks village was constructed in 1900 by the Leeds Corporation, which had commissioned the creation of two nearby reservoirs to supply Leeds with water.
The village was designed to house the navvies working on the construction of the reservoirs and their families. By spring 1904 the settlement accommodated 400 men with more huts being built, according to planning documents.
Sixteen men lived lived in each hut.